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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls for Bao-yu to tell the boy he is to be moved in with the girls?
(a) Xi-feng.
(b) Grandmother Jia.
(c) Aroma.
(d) Jia Zheng.

2. Who gives Bao-yu a present of romantic, sexual love stories to read?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Tealeaf.
(c) Darling.
(d) Precious.

3. What does Jia-lian use as his bedroom while his daughter is ill?
(a) The Mattresses' room.
(b) Aroma's room.
(c) Outer study.
(d) The living room.

4. What is most important about The Temple of the Iron Threshold in relation to Qin-shi?
(a) She once gave a speech there.
(b) It is her favorite place to visit.
(c) Blessings will be offered for her soul there.
(d) She will be buried there.

5. What is Shui Rong's title?
(a) The head of the Rong mansion.
(b) The Prince of Bei-jing.
(c) The Prince of Shanghai.
(d) The King of Bei-jing.

6. Who scolds Aroma for not getting up when she enters a room?
(a) Nannie Li.
(b) Yu-chun.
(c) Dai-yu.
(d) Bao-chai.

7. One day, Bao-yu wakes with a feeling of _____________ that will not go away.
(a) Anger.
(b) Self pity.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Discontentment.

8. In her anger at Bao-yu, what does Dai-yu cut up?
(a) A sachet she has been making for Bao-yu.
(b) Bao-yu's best clothes.
(c) The purse she gave to Bao-yu.
(d) Her best clothes.

9. Why is Aroma upset with Bao-yu in Chapter 21?
(a) He is ignoring her.
(b) He continues to eat the tree bark.
(c) He is not paying attention to his studies.
(d) He is spending too much time with girls.

10. Who insists on being allowed to visit Qin-shi's body after her death?
(a) Xi-feng.
(b) Bao-yu.
(c) Jia Rong.
(d) You-shi.

11. Which is the only character who chooses not to rest and recuperate after Yuan-chun's visit?
(a) Dai-yu.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Bao-chai.
(d) Bao-yu.

12. Where does Xi-feng's carriage briefly stop during the funeral procession for Qin-shi?
(a) At a farmer's home.
(b) At the graveyard.
(c) At a relative's home.
(d) In front of the Imperial Palace.

13. How many people does Bao-yu share the romantic/erotic stories with?
(a) Three
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

14. What wakes Xi-feng from her dream about Qin-shi?
(a) The death chime.
(b) The maid entering the room.
(c) The bell for breakfast.
(d) Her father calling.

15. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It is put on hold.
(b) It decreases.
(c) It cannot get higher.
(d) It increases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important event is the Prince of Bei-jing present for?

2. Who visits Aroma's home with Bao-yu?

3. Who are the invitees to Bao-yu's birthday party?

4. What do Bao-yu's pages take from him after the naming party for the garden for Yuan-chun?

5. When Dai-yu hears one of Bao-yu's romantic stories, she becomes _____.

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